Li: Speed up cooperation with Vietnam

Premier, in meeting with counterpart, says countries have much in common

China and Vietnam should gear up synergies in their development strategies, increase the total volume of two-way trade and promote a balance of trade, Premier Li Keqiang said in a meeting on Monday in the Philippines with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. The two spoke on the sidelines of a series of leaders' meetings on cooperation in East Asia.

China has been Vietnam's largest trading partner over the past 13 years. Bilateral trade last year was valued at nearly $100 billion.